Caribbean Report 18-03-1992 - Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Pierre, Eric (interviewee); Dodwell, David (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Fawcett, Tim (correspondent); Murray, Deryck (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:32)
2. In Grenada, Eric Pierre, General Secretary of the Seamen and Waterfront Workers Union enlists the help of regional Dockers unions in blocking goods being delivered by sea, in an attempt to force Grenada’s shipping agents to the bargaining table (00:33-03:02)
3. Caribbean banana producers still await final word from European Commissioners who are to vote on a proposal by Arthur Dunkel, Chief of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade on the removal of preferential treatment, as the debate has been put off to next Wednesday. David Dodwell of the Financial Times comments (03:03-06:40)
4. Regional Central Bank officials with the advisement of European technocrats urge the creation of a common CARICOM currency. Correspondent Tony Fraser reports (06:41-09:00)
Keywords: Collective bargaining -- Grenada; Strikes and lockouts -- Stevedores -- Grenada; Tariff preferences -- Windward Islands (West Indies); Windward Islands (West Indies) -- Commerce -- Europe; Banana trade -- Europe -- Commercial treaties; Dunkel, Arthur, 1932-; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization); Money -- Caribbean Area; Political candidates -- Jamaica -- Leadership; Patterson, P. J. (Percival James), 1935-; People's National Party (Jamaica); Cricket matches -- Losses -- West Indies; Cricket -- Tournaments -- Australia; Democratization -- Haiti -- International cooperation; Organization of American States -- Foreign relations -- Haiti; Strikes and lockouts -- Dock workers -- Grenada; Tariff preferences -- Banana trade -- Windward Islands (West Indies); Common currency -- Caribbean Area; Simpson, Portia; People's National Party (Jamaica) -- Succession; World Cup (Cricket) (1992 : Australia; New Zealand); Organization of American States -- Embargo -- Haiti